Nicholas Lyndhurst's father Joe was the son of owner of a holiday camp where his mother was a dancer.
Nicholas was 18 when he last saw his father and did not go to his funeral.
Lyndhurst was brought up in East Wittering by his mother, Liz Long.
However, Lyndhurst was a boarder at the Corona Stage Academy from the age of 10.
Early but important TV roles for Nicolas Lyndhurst were playing one of Wendy Craig's sons in Butterflies and Ronnie Barker's son in Going Straight.
Nicholas Lyndhurst is best known as Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses.
Only Fools and Horses ran for 22 years and secured huge audiences for the BBC.
Amongst his other significant parts was the lead role (Gary Sparrow) in Goodnight Sweetheart.
Lyndhurst played Ashley Phillips in ITV's The Two Of Us, and Jimmy in the BBC's After You've Gone.
